Believing my lies are actual reality

Yep, me too. It's not as bad as it was a year or two ago though. I've found my delusions get worse, or more convincing, when it's hot outside and I'm eating less.

jaus tail wrote:Lying is a defence mechanism. In school I lied when i was caught copying. the question that i ask myself is 'so what?'

I used to make up all sorts of lies and stories about my life outside school when I was a kid because describing domestic violence in detail wasn't really a feasible option, so I'd tell people about my fantasy world instead of the real one. I spent more time thinking about it, so using it in conversation made enough sense to me... They probably thought I was an attention seeker, but they'd have probably thought that more if I'd told them the truth. Shared for the random sake of it, lol.

Absolutely
I know where your coming from. I do it. I dont mean or want to but feel its somehow necessary. Your not on ur own. I sometimes dont realise ive done it straight away.

Glad I'm not alone...

Is this a source of major guilt for any of you? I know it is for me.

especially when I haven't realized I've done it, or I start to believe it or I forget what really happened.

I've lied and exaggerated things then thought "Why did I do that?". Yet, I cannot stop it..